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What we know about downed power lines, road closures in New Orleans East

What we know about downed power lines, road closures in New Orleans East

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Updated: 10:12 AM CST Feb 8, 2017

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WEBVTT RANDI: THERE ARE A LOT OF CREWSWORKING AROUND THE CLOCK MAKINGSURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE ANDGETTING THE PROCESS OF CLEANUPUP AND RUNNING.CHARLES: WE HAVE A LOOK AT THEAFTERMATH THIS MORNING.THE MORNING.>> A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU MIGHTNEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE JUSTWAKING UP WITH US THIS MORNING.DON'T COME DOWN NEW ORLEANS EASTIF YOU ARE GOING DOWN CHEFMENTEUR.AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THATTHIS MORNING, IF YOU ARE HEADEDOUT.IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESENEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND ME, PERHAPSONE THAT WAS JUST AFFECTED, THEYSAID THEY HAD TO PARK THEIR CARHERE AND WALK BECAUSE THEYCOULDN'T EVEN GET NEAR THEIRHOME WITH THEIR VEHICLE.THEY ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFEWALKING AROUND WITH A LANTERNJUST TRYING TO GET TO THEIRHOME.9400 RESIDENTS HAVE BEENAFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGES.ENTERGY IS STILL WORKING TO GETTHE POWER BACK.AND THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT HOWIT COULD BE 3-5 DAYS.AGAIN, WE ARE OFF CHEF MENTEURHIGHWAY, ONE OF THE HARDEST HITAREAS.YOU CAN SEE WHY IT IS SHUT DOWN.THESE POWERLINES ARE COMPLETELYDESTROYED BY THE TORNADO, THETORNADO YESTERDAY THAT CAMETHROUGH THIS AREA.SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE ONLYCARS THAT ARE COMING THROUGHCHEF MENTEUR ARE BUSINESSESALONG HERE AND SPECIFICALLY AMOVING COMPANY.THAT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTINGSTARTED TO CLEAN UP AND PREPARETHESE HOMES.AGAIN, THE ONLY OTHER ONES ARETHE RESIDENTS.THEY CANNOT EVEN DRIVE INTO THISNEIGHBORHOOD YOU ARE SEEINGBEHIND ME.THEY HAVE TO PARK AND THEN WALKINSIDE TO GET INTO THIS AREA.BUT HERE COME A FEW VEHICLESLIKE I SAID.THESE ARE EITHER RESIDENTS ORBUSINESS OWNERS.AGAIN, IF YOU'RE WAKING UP, CHEFMENTEUR HIGHWAY IS CLOSED SO YOUWANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND IFYOU'RE MAKING YOUR MORNINGCOMMUTE.AGAIN, NEARLY 6000 PEOPLE ARE

What we know about downed power lines, road closures in New Orleans East